The Camellia

YieldsMakes 2 CocktailsTotal Time15 mins

AuthorStephani Smith

Stephani Smith, founder and creative director of Garnish Craft Cocktail Catering in Maui, turned to chamomile flowers to flavor this delicate cocktail. For a garnish, she created a tiny camellia look-alike from coiled pink grapefruit zest.

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How to Make It

Step 1

1

Make chamomile honey syrup: Put honey, 1/4 cup water, and tea in a small pot over low heat until hot, but not boiling, about 2 minutes. Stir, remove from heat, and let sit 1 hour. Strain and cool.

Step 2

2

Meanwhile, with a Y-type vegetable peeler, remove a long strip of zest from the grapefruit’s circumference; repeat. Roll each into a tight coil, then push up from bottom to create a bud; skewer through middle with a cocktail pick.

Ingredients

Directions

Make chamomile honey syrup: Put honey, 1/4 cup water, and tea in a small pot over low heat until hot, but not boiling, about 2 minutes. Stir, remove from heat, and let sit 1 hour. Strain and cool.

Step 2

2

Meanwhile, with a Y-type vegetable peeler, remove a long strip of zest from the grapefruit’s circumference; repeat. Roll each into a tight coil, then push up from bottom to create a bud; skewer through middle with a cocktail pick.